Re: sales


Dan, those were 2 really good buys!

----- Original Message -----
From: "Daniel Roman" <djroman@worldnet.att.net>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Sunday, August 03, 2003 1:56 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] sales


> The local WalMart and Kmart never seems to discount shop worn plants. Home
> Depot doesn't either except for their orchids. When the blooming is over,
> they are marked down 50%. I purchased three nice lady's slipper orchids
that
> way.
>
> There is a small nursery a few miles from here that closes for the season
at
> the end of June. Two weeks before closing everything goes on sale at 50 to
> 75% off. The last week is a make an offer sale. I bought a nice 2 gallon
> Rose 'Knock Out' for $2.50 and a one gallon Campanula 'Blue Waterfall' for
> 75 cents.
>
> Dan
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Kitty" <kmrsy@comcast.net>
> To: "Agardenchat" <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Sent: Saturday, August 02, 2003 1:35 PM
> Subject: [CHAT] sales
>
>
> > A local nursery is having a somewhat progressive sale.  30% off
everything
> > this week and 50% next week.  I wanted to wait for the 50%, but the
> > particular statue I wanted - they only had one.  So I got it and a
couple
> of
> > Asarum splendens.  I'll check back next week for a few more possible
> deals.
> > How are the sales progressing in your neck of the woods?
> >
> > I'm not a big WalMart fan but a new one just opened up the road from me
so
> I
> > checked it out.  They had a lot of a few things at cheap prices.  Is
that
> > normal?  Or is it just that opening in mid summer makes it difficult to
> > stock variety?  Perhaps 6 kinds of house plants.  $1.50 forced mums.
large
> > pot annuals. Couldn't get very excited.  Came away empty.
> >
> > Kitty
> >
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